Judge Says Texas Law Amendments Come Too Late For Medical Billing Case

Mealey's (September 15, 2020, 9:20 AM EDT) -- HOUSTON — Because Texas medical providers' underpayment lawsuit targets insurers' behavior before amendments adding "usual and customary" language to state law governing payments, the claims are preempted, a federal judge in Texas said Aug. 17 (ACS Primary Care Physicians Southwest P.A., et al. v. UnitedHealthCare Insurance Co., et al., No. 20-1282, S.D. Texas.)....